2023 GTCCC Open Challenge Competition

Digital Categories:

1. NW Pure Nature Wildlife- Shot in Wild, No HOM, Nature Rules
2. BR Birds- Any location, 15% HOM, Manipulation allowed but must look real.
3. AN Animals- Any type,15% HOM, Manipulation allowed but must look real.
4. BO Botany- Any type,15% HOM, Manipulation allowed but must look real.
5. LG Landscape & Geology- Nature only, HOM allowed but not primary,
   Manipulation allowed but must look real.
6. PE People- Human-. Portraits, Group Portraits, Environmental Portraits,
   Studio, Photo Journalism, Posed or Candid. Manipulation but must look real.
7. AR Architecture-limited to images of any architectural man made structure
   • The subject must be a significant aspect of a landscape or cityscape. Eg. Building
   exteriors/interiors, architectural details, bridges, piers. Some manipulation allowed. Certain
   point becomes Creative after a certain amount of post processing.
8. PD Pictorial- Categories not covered, HOM greater than 15% in Nature,
   Manipulation allowed
9. CV Creative Vision-limited to highly creative and artistic images. eg. Altered
   Reality, Abstracts, Graphical Designs, Conceptual Art, Composites, Montages, etc
10. PA People in Action-a person or a group of people engaged in an activity
    depicting physical motion. This can be related to Sports, hobbies or leisure activity and
    represented as the principal subject in the image. Must be able to see person’s face.
    Manipulation allowed but must look real.
11. TH Annual Theme Topic-“MACRO” is an open topic and encompasses macro
    images of 1:1 or greater in magnification of subjects close to or greater than life size.
    Manipulation allowed but must look real.
12. PR Print Category:
    • Colour and Monochrome Prints combined (not
    subjected to any image classification)

Changes to Rules

1. Up to 9 Digital Images
2. Up to 4 Prints
3. No person may submit more than 12 images
   irrespective of the number of Clubs to which the
   entrant belongs.

Final combination of entries can be 9 digital + 3 prints
or 8 digital + 4 prints.

Open Challenge General Items

• Image entry fee $2.00. Maximum Fee $20.00
• 12 entries for $20.00. Less than 12, then $2.00
  per entry.
• Digital Image Resolution:1920 x1080 pixels.
• Monochrome images are acceptable in all
  categories.
• Colour Space: SRGB
• No maker identification allowed on images

Open Challenge Prints

1. Maximum board size is 24” wide by 20” tall.
2. Minimum mount board is 11”x 14” – portrait or
   landscape orientation.
3. Minimum size of image is 11” x 14”– portrait or
   landscape orientation.
4. Maximum size of image is 22”Wide x 18”tall – in
   landscape orientation.
5. Maximum size of image is 20”tall x 20” or less wide – in
   portrait orientation.
6. Print Thickness shall not exceed 1cm or 3/8”
7. All prints must have a full contiguous backing board.
   Entries submitted with only a front matt and paper print
   with no backing board are not acceptable.

Panorama Prints

• An exception to mount size is provided for wideformat
  Panoramic images in that they must have an
  image at least 6″ high to a maximum of 20″ in width,
  while maintaining the minimum amount height of
  11″x a maximum of 20”. Images are considered
  Panoramic if their width: height ratio exceeds 1.75:1.

General Print Entry Amounts:

• Note: maximum 4 entries if you have 8 or fewer
  digital entries.
• Note: maximum 3 entries if you have 9 digital
  entries.

Open Challenge Awards

• The PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR is awarded
  to the entrant who has submitted at least one
  image in nine out of the eleven digital
  categories including at least 1 print and
  including at least one image that qualifies for
  this year’s theme, “Macro”. The winner is
  chosen by achieving the highest total point
  count

Open Challenge Awards

• Individual: 1st, 2nd, 3rd medals; Honourable
  Mention Certificates comprising 4-8% of the
  category. Acceptances will also be awarded.
• Club: Plaque award to top club in each
  category.
• Freeman Award: Top Club summation.

ENTRY DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2023 AT THE GTCCC COUNCIL MEETING

Download and read all the Rules and regulations for the 2023 GTCCC Open Challenge here (Updated December 14, 2016)